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Good Samaritan Society - Lakota

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  • Independent Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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608 4th Ave Sw,
Lakota ND 58344

(701) 247-2902

85.52% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Lakota is located in Lakota, North Dakota, a city with a population of 958 people. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is among the best scores that we offer. A score in this range requires superb scores across the board. Based on the data we reviewed, you can not go wrong with this place. If you look further down this page, you will see this place's category ratings, which are also strong.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many facilities performed better in this area. Inspection scores are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to resident safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Our nursing score is mostly associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to the third area, this facility also received a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. With our short-term care score, we strive to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The last area we graded was long-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B. This actually was this facility's worst area. A nursing home could be doing a lot worse when their weakest score still beats out most other nursing homes. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.4127 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Good Samaritan Society - Lakota Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 5.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 2.38% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 5% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 27.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 11.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 8.55% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 96.31% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 12.07% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 13.48% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, 13.48% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.